Forever

Theresa Weir is romance's "best kept secret". I have no idea why she isn't more well known and more importantly why she stopped writing romance novels. She is incredible and unforgettable. Forever is another example of her complexity and writing skill. Imagine a Psych Ward as the backdrop for a love story...At first I was skeptical, but I should have trusted Weir to seamlessly and effortlessly make even the most "unbelieveable" become "believable"! Sammy was a popular reporter....a war reporter and very gifted with the written word. After a horrible car crash he is rendered incapacitated and put into a horrible veterans hospital....drugged and mistreated. His loving sister has him transferred to a University Hospital, not wanting to believe that he is a lost cause. Dr. Rachel Collins is the Psychiatrist assigned to his case. She BELIEVES in him and his ability to get well. She soon learns that he has permanent memory loss and helps him to come to terms with the difficult "space" in his memory. Both of these people have painful pasts. Sammy can't remember much of his, but Rachel isn't so lucky. She lives with her pain everyday. What begins as Rachel helping Sammy heal eventually morphs into Sammy returning the favor and saving Rachel. There's is a sweet, touching, and at times painful courtship. Both realize the "wrongness" of their being together, but love sometimes crosses forbidden lines. I will say that there is a part of the ending that I didn't care for...Rachel had been through so much, and I hated Sammy causing her any kind of pain. However, I did realize why Weir writes what she does. There is another storyline involving Molly, Sammy's sister, which is also very emotional and turbulent as she comes to terms with how her life has ended up. For all these reasons, I recommend this book and really everything that Weir has written. Her characters depth is truly unique to anything I've ever read.

If you can get this book then get it .. it was compelling and great. A must read!